Modeling and Analysis of the Gait Cycle with a Motor Assistance Robot Through Telemetry

This project focuses on the design, development, and validation of a motor assistance robot intended to support patients with motor disabilities, such as those resulting from strokes or spinal cord injuries. The primary goal is to ensure the mechanical reliability of the device while successfully adapting the human gait cycle to the specific anthropometric characteristics of each user. The methodology involves extensive literature review to determine the state-of-the-art in parallel robots, anthropometric characterization, generation of construction blueprints, and structural evaluation using finite element software. Subsequently, the electronic system for control and telemetry will be developed, gait cycle trajectories will be calculated, and control will be implemented on the constructed robot. Finally, the gait cycle will be evaluated in patients, and the impact of the device on their quality of life will be assessed, contrasting the results with hypotheses projected through software modeling.<br/><br/><b>Goal</b>: <br/>To model and analyze the human gait cycle through the design, construction, and evaluation of a motor assistance robot, utilizing telemetry to adapt movement based on the patient's physical characteristics.<br/><br/><b>Research lines</b>: <br/>Control engineering and automation technologies